1st Edition
The Free and Independent The Trials, Temptations and Triumphs of the Parliamentary Elector
By Hartley Kemball Cook
Copyright 1949
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Free and Independent (1949) looks at Parliament from the point of view of the Elector rather than the Elected. After dealing with the early history of elections when the franchise was sometimes considered to be a nuisance rather than a privilege, it traces the recognition of the value of the franchise primarily because it secured certain advantages for towns and districts, but also because... Read more
1. Knights of the Shire 2. The Borough 3. Something for Nothing 4. Crown and Elector 5. The Electoral Woman 6. Bribery and Corruption 7. Some Famous Elections 8. Reform 9. Fifty Years of Progress 10. Twentieth Century 11. Election Petitions 12. University Elections 13. Squibs and Cartoons 14. Yesterday and Tomorrow
Biography
Hartley Kemball Cook
